Extra Credit Assignment 3: Psycho killer—Qu'est-ce que c'est?
Your Task
Your task for this one-two page paper is to find a movie or television that has a character or multiple characters who do not have any moral sentiments.
Questions To Consider
You should do the following:
Clarify Hume’s ideas of moral sentiments
Describe the character in the movie or television show and the actions the character performs that may highlight how he or she has no moral sentiments.
Answer this question: Does the character ever feel sorry or show remorse for what he or she did?
Are there characters in the movie or television show that seem to have more finely tuned moral sentiments in comparison?
Potential Movies and Television Shows
Silence of the Lambs
Red Dragon
Drive
Fatal Attraction
Malice
? Your Choice
Here are some potentially interesting television shows to choose from:
Sons of Anarchy
Dexter
The Shield
Damages
Nip/Tuck
The Wire
? Your Choice
Grading
You will be graded on a 10 point scale depending on the quality of your paper and your analysis of the characters.
Due Date
The due date is Wednesday, February 13, 2012. There are no extensions for extra credit assignments.
Extra Credit Assignment 3: Psycho killer—Qu'est-ce que c'est?
Your Task
Your task for this one-two page paper is to find a movie or television that has a character or multiple characters who do not have any moral sentiments.
Questions To Consider
You should do the following:Potential Movies and Television Shows
Here are some potentially interesting television shows to choose from:
Grading
You will be graded on a 10 point scale depending on the quality of your paper and your analysis of the characters.
Due Date
The due date is Wednesday, February 13, 2012. There are no extensions for extra credit assignments.